By: @Aaron Avery As the 2023-2024 Legislative Session continues, CSDA has taken new oppose positions on five major labor and employment bills. This legislation may have significant negative impacts on local government operations and budgets. Employee Vacancy and Contracting Out Three...
By @Aaron Avery Starting July 1, 2024, SB 553 (Cortese) of 2023 mandates most employers, with limited exceptions, to establish, implement, and maintain a workplace violence prevention plan. Key requirements of SB 553 include maintaining logs of violent incidents, providing specific...
By @Aaron Avery On February 20, the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) Board of Administration will consider an information item concerning its Funding Risk Mitigation Policy . This policy implements the CalPERS belief that the discount rate - essentially, the expected...
By @Kyle Packham The last day for propositions to qualify to appear on the November 5, 2024 Statewide General Election Ballot is June 27, 2024. Below is an overview of the state-of-play and an executive summary of the most significant measures affecting special districts and the...
By @Aaron Avery On January 9, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) revised its State Public Health Officer Order related to COVID-19 precautions. Pursuant to the Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) / Cal/OSHA COVID-19 Prevention Non-Emergency (permanent) Regulations...
By @Ophelia Szigeti CSDA Chief Executive Officer Neil McCormick responded to Governor Gavin Newsom’s 2024-25 State Budget proposal by stating, “We appreciate Governor Newsom’s proactive efforts to maintain the State’s commitments in the face of declining revenues. To succeed, it is all...
By Ryan Quadrel, Esq., SBEMP Attorneys During its 2023 session, the California State Legislature turned its focus away from the pandemic and back to regulating the workplace. Here is a run-down of five key labor bills that will take effect on January 1, 2024, and their implications on...
By: @Kyle Packham The Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23) Assistance to Firefighter Grant (AFG) application period is expected to open in January 2024. More information will be forthcoming as definitive dates are set. The Criteria Development Panel has recommended major changes to the FY23 AFG...
By @Kyle Packham The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced the availability of over $20 million in grant funding to support training for workers who protect and treat our nation’s drinking water and provide critical wastewater services. Through the Innovative...
By @Aaron Avery On September 30, Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed Senate Bill 799 (Portantino) Unemployment insurance: trade disputes: eligibility for benefits . SB 799 would have altered existing law to make striking employees eligible for Unemployment Insurance (UI) benefits. CSDA co...
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